2001 DODGE RAM Service Repair Manual

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual INSPECTION
Examine the friction surfaces of the clutch pulley
and the front plate for wear. The pulley and front
plate should be replaced if there is excessive wear or
scoring.
If the friction surface

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual NOTE: The air gap is determined by the spacer
shims. When installing an original, or a new clutch
assembly, try the original shims first. When install-
ing a new clutch onto a compressor that previous

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual (1) The relay common feed terminal cavity (30) is
connected to fused battery feed. There should be bat-
tery voltage at the cavity for relay terminal 30 at all
times. If OK, go to Step 2. If not OK, r

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual tom of the a/c heater control panel. Refer to Heated
Mirrors for more information on this feature.
The heater-only or a/c heater control panel cannot
be repaired. If faulty or damaged, the entire unit

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual (5) Remove the four screws that secure the a/c
heater control to the instrument panel (Fig. 19).
(6) Pull the a/c heater control assembly away from
the instrument panel far enough to access the con-
n

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Unplug the wire harness connector from the a/c
high pressure switch, which is mounted to a fitting
on the discharge line between the

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual (2) Unplug the wire harness connector from the a/c
low pressure switch on the top of the accumulator
(Fig. 20).
(3) Unscrew the a/c low pressure switch from the
fitting on the top of the accumulator.

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DODGE RAM 2001  Service Repair Manual (2) The relay normally closed terminal cavity (87A)
is not used for this application. Go to Step 3.
(3) The relay normally open terminal cavity (87) is
connected to the blower motor. When the relay is